"WHAT IS A COPY-PARTY? It is an event allowing users equipped with scanners, phones or laptops to bring these devices and copy books, CDs and DVDs from library collections!

WHAT ARE THE CONDITIONS TO PARTICIPATE IN A COPY-PARTY?

- These copies must be for private use only;

- each person must make their own copies using their own replication devices (camera, mobile phone, etc.);

- the copies must be made from original documents viewed in a library;

- the act of copying must not break any technical protection (DRM).

WHAT IS THE AIM OF A COPY-PARTY? Via an act that is symbolic, militant and festive, the aim is to:

- make users aware of copyright law and the right to a private copy as well as of today's issues related to sharing works;

- attract attention to the interest and the role of libraries in the diffusion, joint use and access to knowledge in the 21st century;

- question local and national authorities on the development of criminalization policies of digital practices and on the urgent matter of maintaining a free movement of information within a lawful offer.

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO PARTICIPATE?

A bit of equipment. Your choice of a smartphone equipped with a camera and/or an app allowing you to scan documents, and/or a laptop with a scanner and/or a digital camera, some blank DVDs if you wish to copy DVDs.

And a bit of commitment: when you arrive, you will have to sign a document stating that you are committed to only reuse the product of this copy-party in accordance with copyright law, for your strict personal use.

WHAT IS THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF A COPY-PARTY? 100% legal

- The contracts between libraries and copyright holders, which allow works to be put on public display on the libraries' shelves;

- the exception for performance within the family circle, set out in paragraph 1 of article L122-5 of the CPI [Intellectual Property law];

- the new rewrite of paragraph 2 of the same article L122-5 of the CPI on the exception for private copy;

- the rules and regulations of the library.

WHEN IS THE 1ST COPY-PARTY? On 7th March 2012. At 6pm. At the University Library of La Roche sur Yon (France). A world first, quite simply."

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I am a curious librarian.
I originally created this blog for the online training programme cpd23 but now use it to share notes from conferences I have attended, or any other library-related thoughts and news.